Alturas, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alturas, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,490. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALTURAS-CA · Alturas, CA 1 ZIPs · 5,490 pop · #17019/25278 · Modoc County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,680
  • RANK-LOWER #17019/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mcarthur
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,490
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,200

Nearest income peer: Mcarthur, CA ( $238 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alturas

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alturas on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alturas, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,490
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,680
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,680 and poverty 19.8% concentrate in 96101.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alturas as a pure owner town.

Within California, Knights Landing is the closest lower-income city and Nice the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alturas.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96101, is all of Alturas

There is no split to weigh here: 96101 holds every one of Alturas's 5,490 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Alturas's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 122 establishments, 1,018 employees , annual payroll $49,625k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96101 (122 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Alturas, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Modoc County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alturas. See the Modoc County roll-up →

Alturas lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Modoc County: New Pine Creek, Eagleville and Lake City earn more and Cedarville, Adin and Canby earn less. New Pine Creek marks the far end of that range at $86,172, 40% above Alturas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96101 5,490 $61,680 122 4

Alturas roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alturas, .